8.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-6994
Google Chrome Layout Heap Buffer Overflow
Description

Heap buffer overflow in Layout in Google Chrome prior to 127.0.6533.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 6, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 7, 2024, 10:10 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-6994 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Google chrome
1 Microsoft edge_chromium
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-6994.

URL Resource
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.html Release Notes
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/339686368 Issue Tracking Permissions Required

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-6994 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-6994 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.html No Types Assigned https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.html Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://issues.chromium.org/issues/339686368 No Types Assigned https://issues.chromium.org/issues/339686368 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 127.0.6533.72
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-122
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Heap buffer overflow in Layout in Google Chrome prior to 127.0.6533.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
    Added Reference Chrome https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://issues.chromium.org/issues/339686368 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Chrome CWE-122
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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